Three Phantoms Off To Budapest

Three of the current Peterborough DALROD Phantoms will be flying off to Budapest next month as part of the Great Britain Under 20’s.

Phantomss young stars Connor Glossop and Tom Stubley have today been named in the team for the IIHF World Championship (Division 1B). They will be joined by Phantoms Head Coach Slava Koulikov who is the Assistant Coach of the Great Britain Under 20’s.

The GB youngsters, who won a bronze medal in France last year, are taking part in the six-team tournament from 11th to 17th December 2016.

GB will take on hosts Hungary, as well as Slovenia, Poland, Italy and Ukraine.

Under-20s head coach, Tommy Watkins, said: “This is a very strong squad for next month’s tournament.

“We have had a good build-up and some excellent camps, with a lot of on-ice and off-ice sessions.

“Our game against Hull this week gave us a real indication of where we are and I was pleased with not just the result, but the performance.

“Last year’s bronze medal was fantastic for the team and we want to build on that now.

“We know we have a tough five games at this level ahead of us next month, but the squad is ready for the challenge.”

The Peterborough DALROD Phantoms are the cities semi-professional ice hockey team, based at Planet Ice Arena Bretton. This fast, exciting and physical sport is the fastest growing indoor sport in the country. The team is made up of locally trained players who have progressed through the excellent Peterborough youth development, players from across the UK and International players from Europe. In current and recent seasons, a number of Peterborough Players have represented their countries at Junior and Senior level at the IIHF World Championships and Olympic Qualification tournaments.